From a point on the ground 62 feet from the foot of a statute, the angle of elevation of the top of the statue is 37degress. Find the height of the statue to the nearest foot.
A right triangle is formed with the base of 62 ft and the adjacent angle is 37°. Using the definition of the trig function tangent, the height can be solved: tan 37 = h/62 h = 62 tan 37 h = 47 ft
